Christmas

We had to make a poster / google slide about our Christmas and what we do and two other countries from around the world and how they celebrate Christmas. Here is my slide show.

 

Passion Project Reflection

For this writing task we had to write about our opinion on passion projects. We were given different sentence starters and we had to finish them.  Here are all of the sentence starters and my answers to them.

The passion project I chose was community projects.
I learned working in groups can be difficult but good at the same time.
The part I enjoyed the most was working together with people from different year levels and with people that I don't work with on a daily basis.
Something I disliked was at the start of every lesson a few groups that were doing sport related activity's had to stay behind and get told about times and letters to the primary school and having a catch up with others.
 Next time I would work with different people and maybe try a different activity group.
 Overall I thought that passion projects was a really great and fun experience for everyone and I would always do it again.

EOTC Review

For this writing task we have to write about answer questions that we were given reviewing our EOTC week activity's.  Here are some of the questions we were given and here are my responses.

1.   One word to describe how you felt before EOTC, and why?

I felt excited because I really wanted to do different things/activity's that I wouldn't usually do. I was also excited to be doing these activity's with people I wouldn't really get to work with everyday or on a regular basis. 

2.   One word to describe how you felt after EOTC and why?

I felt relieved because I did so many things I have never done and before I had done them I was very afraid but now looking back at them I wouldn't regret doing any of them activity's ever. 

3.   What activity did you enjoy the most?

I enjoyed Adrenaline Forrest because I achieved so much while I was there and it is a really good way to help with my fear of heights . I also enjoyed floating down the Omaka Scout Camp river in a inflatable ring because it was really peaceful and calming. 

4.   What is something you did not enjoy? 

I didn't enjoy getting bitten by mosquitoes while we were doing archery and I also didn't enjoy smelling like smoke after we had done the fire building activity. 

5. Over all what was your best memory?

 My best memory would have been accomplishing more at Adrenalin Forrest then I had done last time and also doing the archery and slackening because they are things I have never done before.  

Adrenalin Forrest

On Thursday 29th of November, the year eights gathered together so then we can take a bus ride to Adrenalin Forrest. We were going to Adrenalin Forrest for our last day of EOTC week activity's. I showed my CARR values by not  giving up half way through the course, Staying committed to finishing the course,  I achieved my goal of completing the course I failed last time And I Showed respect to the other climbers in Adrenalin Forrest. My Favorite part was getting back on the ground after each of the courses even though the courses were really fun and challenging. A Challenge for me was climbing each course and trying to not let my fear of heights get to m and stop me from completing the course. Something I accomplished was beating the level I failed at last time and doing the next level up from that one.  I thought this was a very great and fun experience and I would love to do it again on a school trip or just in general.

Year 8 Highlights

For this writing task we have to write about a highlight we have had over this year of school. We all thought about ideas and wrote them up on the bored so then we had more ideas to write about. My idea was to write about Koru Games because that was a really fun time I had.

Koru games was a great time because we got to get out of class and play a sport we love and enjoy for three days. I was playing football (soccer) because that is my favorite sport. At Koru Games we had around three games a day and each game lasting for about thirty minutes. At the end of each game we were all tired because these opposing teams weren't like the Friday sport teams these teams were from all over the Canterbury rejoin. These teams were really difficult teams to verse and were a challenge to all of us. Every team had a different playing style so that made it harder to adjust to so then we could find their weak points in their play. Our two football teams didn't have much rest time between each of the games because we would always be up trying to work on skills or just passing a ball around a small group. Their was a lot of fair play and even if we won or lost we would always have a smile on our faces because we knew we did our best.

Koru Games was a great experience and even though I cant do it again it would always be one of my favorite memories and I would never say no to it. It was so fun and it was good getting to know people I wouldn't really talk to on a daily basis.

The Girls Perspective

For this writing task we had to write about the Music video over the song happier as if we were either the do or the girl.  I chose to write about the girls life. 

The Girls Perspective

It was mt birthday and I was sitting at the dining room table. All my friends and other guests running around screaming and playing with balloons. Someone brought out my cake and it was the first feeling of delight I've had all day. I thought of a wish and took a deep breath, But then a girl run up beside me and blew them out. I was frustrated and very sad. A singular tear was rolling down my face, all i could do was sit there and wipe it off. Family members started giving me gifts, and my first one was a yellow bow. I Put it back in the box for safe keeping and put the lid back on. Then a new positive chapter of my life started as the same family member walked out with a golden retriever puppy!  I was so happy, I didn't know what to say. I called him Mello. I was still in shock, he was so fluffy and he was licking my face With his warm slobbery tongue and i patted him as well. My family member took a photo of Mello and I and put it on the shelf.  As time went by I would get measured by the wall and i would measure Mello as well. I loved Mello so much. All of mellos stuff would get larger and larger and he would gain more and more toys to keep him interested while i'm at school. I was all grown up and i was at senior school. One of my classes was physical education (P.E) And we were playing Football (soccer).  I was the last one on the bench. No one wanted to pick me.  So when i got home i would practice and practice with Mello and work on my skill and technique and he would be getting exercise as well. That following day at P.E We were taking a class photo. One of my classmates kicked me out of the front row so then she could be the star of the photo so I had to stand at the back.  We were getting ready to take the photo, the photographer told everyone to smile. But when I did they all laughed and made fun of me because of my braces.

I thought this was a really good task because it got us thinking about the task and about the reading. I really enjoyed this task because it was full of different challenges like deciding on how the characters were feeling at the time and trying to write in first person. 

Summer Learning Journey "Reward"

Dear Emma
I am Aiden and i'm from Hornby High School.
If I won the summer learning journey, I would like to have a football so then I can practice in the weekends with my friends so then I can hopefully get better. It would also be something that I would enjoy very much.


Your sincerely Aiden

 

Passion Projects

For passion projects we are doing a football tournament with Hornby Primary School. Over my journey doing this so far i have learnt and worked with people i don't work with in a daily occasion. I have learnt different skills that are needed to work as a group and keeping on topic. We have written our letter to send to the Primary school to inform them on the activity. We have made a google form so we can see if the students want to join in with this activity and we have made a slide that has different skills and tricks that you can do to fool the others. This helps me/my group get closer to the final goal and to achieve this.  Our next step is to make arrangements with the Primary School so then we can finalize a date to do this activity.

 

Passion Projects. The Introduction

This week the teachers introduced passion projects. The teachers let us get into groups and our one was to large and it wasn't working so we split in half and our work is getting done. My group consists of Reige, Kalim, Tj, Logan, Robbie, Callum and myself. We had to work on something called a S.W.O.T analysis. S.W.O.T stands for each letter in the table below and we had to write at least 3 reasons in each box. We then had to find a way to overcome each of the reasons in them boxes.

Sport Tournament

Football skills for wonder kids

• We’re going to teach primary students skills and improve their skills.
• After we had done our training session we would have a tournament.

S.W.O.T  analysis

Strength Most of us have good skills at football. We all had teaching experience We all had training	Weakness Some people are late to school Some people are bad at communicating Most people don’t listen
Opportunities Being role models New friends Building up the leadership Learning new skills	Threats Permissions Other friends that aren’t in the group Talking about other topics

 “Problem Solving”

                            - Get everyone attention .

Weakness Solutions

                            - Message each other on Social Media or Emails if your not coming.

                           - Remind them not to be late to school.

                           - If people aren't listening, tell them to listen or they are out of the group.

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• Write a letter to the principal to ask permission for the students training.

Threat Solutions

      - Talk to them about the work instead of talking about their weekends  

      - Only talk about the work not other things.

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• If some primary students have like skills that we haven’t known, they could also teach us.

Opportunities

• Be really helpful to students so they would look up to you.

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• Use our experience to teach the students.

Strengths

• We can use our skills to teach the students.
• Most of us are good at football.

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Fairy Tail Problem

For our fairy tails, We have been working on the problem. This is what i have come up with.

The dogs were very smart and they knew that eventually someone would try and break in. So they spent hours that they didn’t have to build weapons and traps so nothing could get their prize possessions. They were halfway done but night fell faster than expected so they had to leave it off at that…   As the Rooster calls and the crows squawk, the sun was beaming through the windows. The dogs all got up one by one and they celebrate their first night spent in their very odd but nice kennels. The dogs had food and got back to work. 10 minutes down the track… Their was the NINJA CAT. He got up and went too get breakfast but there was no food left in the cupboard. He said to himself, “Well, i better go and get some more food then.” So NINJA CAT left his house and went off to the local KFC.   The dogs were so close to finishing their traps so they stopped and had a break. The NINJA CAT was walking down the path and could smell KFC. He was very confused because KFC is on the other side of the forest, So he went and investigated. NINJA CAT couldn’t believe what he saw, he was speechless. It was a house, Made of KFC chicken. He thought it was a dream. NINJA CAT ran up to the house and started to nibble on the wall. He jumped backwards as the little dog barged out of his door. NINJA CAT got into his battle stance and something was creaking. The Little dog looked down and gulped down what could have been his last breath. Booooiiiiinnnnnnggggggg! The little dog was flying through the air until he was out of sight.   NINJA CAT wasn't so much a twig and stealthy anymore. He was big and round. He didn’t need anymore food, but now he had too go and get a treadmill from the fitness store. So he carried on down the path. The 2nd little dog in the glass house was cooking himself a feed and was making himself a cup of tea. He just had to make a few alterations too his trap so then it worked to perfection. THe NINJA CAT was walking down the path still and he saw a little dog in a grassy flat. So NINJA CAT wanted to be the nice person he isn’t and went over too the dog. Because of his weight and size he got from the KFC house he smashed through 1 wall, 2 walls, 3 walls all the way to beside the dog. The little dog was furious. He chased the NINJA CAT out of his Grassy Flat and off of his property. On the way out the NINJA CAT not knowing had triggered the Trap outside of the second little dogs house and by the time the little dog got there… The flame thrower had burnt the dogs bum. He ran off into the forest with a big “YELP!”  The NINJA CAT was really puffed by now. He is also really scared that the little dog is going to come back and get him. But he was desperate to get that treadmill so he can burn some fat. So he continued walking towards the shop. What a coincidence… Another house. But this house was very unusual. It was made out of Pig meat. Yeah, Pig meat.

Cybersmart

For cybersmart we had to choose a country and we had to answer some questions about it. i chose Canada and these are the questions and answers for them. 

CANADA

1. The name of the capital city of Canada is Ottawa
2. The capital city population is 1,363,159
3.  in January the weather of the capital city is usually very cold. 
4. The capital city is located in the Eastern part of Canada
5. The Language mostly spoken in Canada is English and French